In training on the pop-up range, where troops in pits would hold up silhouette targets and were supposed to drop them when they took a hit, I knew I was not getting credit for my hits, so I started popping splinters off the crosstie rims of the pits. That worked pretty good (maybe I wouldn't do that now).
I have a Korean War era M1 Garand I got from CMP a few years ago and a WWII era Garand from the older DCM program.
Both great rigs.......sad to hear the supply of good ones are drying up.
19th that is a great story , thanks for sharing it with us. The Garand is still a great rifle. My Uncle served in Korea in 3rd Infantry , was a 57mm recoilless gunner. He taught me more than I learned in many schools in the military in a few minutes about the garands.
Greatest Rifle ever made IMO....... I still cling to the M1A variant. Carried that in SW Asia, South America and SEA......my EOD teams used em for small munitions disruption. SMUD. 10X Unertl , M1A was my choice for 21 years of service.
Stay Safe Ya’ll !